At the end of my first year of law school, I had the opportunity to work on legal issues surrounding Holocaust reparations still being paid by the German government. It was an incredible experience, recounted here:

I've written before about Tennessee's "teach the controversy" law that allows public school teachers to teach alternatives alongside evolution. (It's horrible science, but I didn't think that law was unconstitutional.) Louisiana has a similar law, and Texas charter schools also... read on

"Life of Brian" is one of my favorite movies. Not just one of my favorite Monty Python movies, or one of my favorite ancient Judea movies. I've mentioned it before. (As I write, I can't pretend I'm not humming this.)

But as someone who wasn't around when the film was released... read on

The Catholic priest sexual abuse stories had kind of disappeared since Pope Benedict XVI stepped down and Pope Francis was elected. Francis has cut a liberal path that has made him a bit of a media darling. (Guilty.) But there is discouraging news to be had.

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